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Christmas Bells

Blandfordia nobilis

Description:

Blandfordia nobilis grows as a tufted perennial herb. The strappy green leaves are up to 75 cm (30 in) long and 0.3 to 0.5 cm wide. The leafless flower stalks growing directly from the ground are up to 80 cm (32 in) long. Flowering occurs in late spring and summer. The flowers are yellow and red, around 4 cm long. In groups of 3 to 20 flowers. A three sided green seed pod forms later in summer, usually around 6 cm long.(wikipedia)

Habitat:

Grown in the midlands of Maui Hawaii

Notes:

This plant was imported to Hawaii in 1859 as a gift to the Hawaiian king. It is native to Australia.

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1 Comment

Lovely, looks like the flowering of a plant/succulent called a "thousand babies"

john.fermanis.sr
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john.fermanis.sr

Hawaii, USA

Spotted on Feb 27, 2012
Submitted on Feb 27, 2014

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